Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
West 1st Round - Game 1
Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN
49-33, 23-18 Away
62
49-33, 23-18 Away
Bonus
Halftime
1234TTimberwolves
MIN
332962Nuggets
DEN
233962
Prime Video
Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN
54-28, 28-13 Home
62
54-28, 28-13 Home
Bonus
On the Court
Timberwolves
PlayerPTSFGREBASTPFJ. McDaniels#3F124-6222R. Gobert#27C105-6510D. DiVincenzo#0G93-3112A. Edwards#5G114-8351A. Dosunmu#13G93-5012
Nuggets
PlayerPTSFGREBASTPFC. Johnson#23F104-7000N. Jokic#15C62-4671J. Murray#27G173-7230C. Braun#0G83-6201S. Jones#21F51-1000
Win ProbabilityWin Prob.Game FlowCover ProbabilityCover Prob.
34.2%--MIN
65.8%--DEN
According to ESPN Analytics
Team Stats
MIN
DEN
53% (23-43)
Field Goal %
45% (17-38)
44% (7-16)
Three Point %
47% (9-19)
82% (9-11)
Free Throw %
90% (19-21)
5
Turnovers
9
19
Rebounds
22
85%
Percent Led
7%
12
Largest Lead
2
Game Information
Denver, CO
Prime Video
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Jacyn Goble
Referee:Eric Dalen
Halftime0.0 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 65.8
End of the 2nd Quarter
6262
Rebound0.1 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 67.3
Nuggets offensive team rebound
6262
Missed FG1.0 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 65.0
Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
6262
+2 Points5.8 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 67.4
Rudy Gobert makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
6262
+3 Points21.4 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 70.4
Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
6062
+3 Points34.9 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 64.6
Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)
6059
Game Leaders
MINDEN
12
J. McDaniels#3
4/6 FG, 4/4 FT
12
17
J. Murray#27
3/7 FG, 11/11 FT
17
5
R. Gobert#27
3 DREB, 2 OREB
5
6
N. Jokic#15
6 DREB, 0 OREB
6
5
A. Edwards#5
1 TO, 17 MIN
5
7
N. Jokic#15
4 TO, 19 MIN
7
Game Odds
Odds by
HalftimeCloseSpreadTotalMLMinnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN
(49-33)
(49-33, 23-18 Away)
o232.5
-110
+5.5
-120
o243.5
-120
+190
Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN
(54-28)
(54-28, 28-13 Home)
-7.5
-105
-5.5
-110
u243.5
-110
-250
Injury Report
Denver Nuggets
NameStatusEst. ReturnPeyton WatsonP. WatsonG
OutHamstring
Apr 20
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
Regular SeasonPlayoffs
West 1st Round
MIN
Postseason Series
0-0
DEN
62
Game 1@ DEN
Halftime
Prime Video
62
49-33
Game 2@ DEN
NBCPeacock
54-28
49-33
Game 3@ MIN
Prime Video
54-28
49-33
Game 4@ MIN
ABC
54-28
49-33
Game 5@ DEN
54-28
49-33
Game 6@ MIN
54-28
49-33
Game 7@ DEN
54-28
Western Conference
NorthwestWLPCTGBSTRKOklahoma City6418.780-L2Denver5428.65910W12Minnesota4933.59815W2Portland4240.51222W2Utah2260.26842L1
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